Barnabas Counseling Ministry

Barnabas Counseling Ministry Barnabas Counseling is dedicated to help the hurting through Biblical, Christian counseling.

04/05/2024

The focus shouldn't be on your failure, but on what you learned from it that changed you for the better.

04/05/2024

I was watching some children play with blocks. Both were building something and were very focused on what they were doing. As it is with children and blocks, it wasn’t long before what they were building fell. One child started crying, got angry, and threw the blocks in frustration. The other child just started building again.

I have found that to be the case in adults as well. We do our best to build our lives, but at some point, it seems to come crashing down all around us. Sometimes it is because of something out of our control, and sometimes it is our stupid mistakes. When it happens some will become angry, frustrated, and stuck in their emotions and pain of the collapse. Others with God’s help will pick up the pieces and start building again. Forgiveness, restoration, healing, and peace are available every day. All we have to do is accept them, give them, and start building anew. Now back to the children. I reached down and comforted the upset child and started helping them build something else. They quickly became happy and productive again. Perhaps when you see someone’s blocks fall you could lend a helping hand.

Ephesians 4:32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

Philippians 2:4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Philippians 3:13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead.

James 1:2-4 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

12/07/2021

I have now retired. Thank you for your many years of love and prayers. I am still doing some work for the District, but retired from regular counseling.

07/11/2021

Years ago when I would travel all around the state to do counseling I didn’t know my own neighbors or community very well. I decided to start visiting the local Ramer Café in order to meet people and get to know those who lived around me. Now, years later, I know many of my neighbors and the Ramer Café is my place to meet other old guys, drink coffee, and solve the world’s problems. Our community has many wonderful people and I have grown to appreciate them. There is Gilbert whose friendly manner, generosity, and wisdom always adds to my day. Then there is Martha and Joyce whose efforts with Jesus 2020 helped promote Jesus and unite a community. There is John who always adds flavor to any conversation. There is Jimmy whose stories about his dogs are always interesting and his willingness to help out his fellow man is admirable. There is Steve who brought not only a new business to Ramer but a powerful friendship. There is Bob who has always been a blessing and whose stories always entertain. There are men like Cooper, Bro. Mac and Chuck who bring spiritual leadership to our community, and Kim and her crew at the café who keep us all in line. Now I could go on and on, but let it suffice to say we are blessed.

Let me encourage you to not get so busy you miss the treasure that is all around you. Be thankful for the precious people God has placed in our lives. Encourage them, pray for them, and be sure and meet them. The way to have a strong community is through friendship, commitment to one another, and certainly Jesus. May God use us all for His glory.

Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Proverbs 27:17 Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.

Proverbs 18:24 A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

John 15:13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

Proverbs 27:9 Oil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.

10/16/2020

I would like to give you an opportunity to bless someone's life. There are a number of people who need counseling but can not afford it. Barnabas counseling will never turn away someone in need, but you can help by sending a donation to Barnabas Ministries. This helps us help those who need counseling but are unable to carry the financial burden. I know you are always asked for donations, so am I, but if before the end of the year you are looking for a Christian ministry to help please consider Barnabas Counseling. Our goal has always been to help the hurting, and with your help, we will be able to do even more. Thank you..

Address: Barnabas Counseling 7059 Meriwether Tr. Grady, AL 36036

07/04/2019

As we celebrate the Fourth of July and our freedom, let’s also remember our nation was formed at its very root a Christian nation. This was made possible only by the grace and mercy of God. While in recent times many have tried to deny and move away from this truth I am reminded of a statement by Ronald W. Reagan, the 40th President of the United States who said, "Without God there is no virtue because there is no prompting of the conscience....without God there is a coarsening of the society; without God democracy will not and cannot long endure....If we ever forget that we are one Nation Under God, then we will be a Nation gone under." We are seeing our country suffer because so many have attempted to remove God from our schools, our public square, and many from their very heart.

While we pray for God to bring revival to our country, we also must live in appreciation of the freedom from sin God has loving and with great cost provided for us. While we are quick to wave our flag, we must be even quicker to proclaim our Christianity and the Gospel. We must be willing to die for freedom, and even more so give our lives for Christ. Freedom on earth is worthy of our efforts, but the proclamation of eternal salvation yet more worthy beyond measure. Let’s thank God for America and our freedom while we fervently proclaim to the lost souls of men the means of eternal life.

Mark 16:15 And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

1 Peter 3:15-16 But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.

06/30/2019

In the mental health field some would say if you talk to God you are religious, and if God talks to you, you suffer from schizophrenia. We expect that from the world since they do not understand the things of God or do not believe in His existence to begin with.

But do you as a Christian think much differently? Do you believe God speaks to you? Do you believe God still works miracles to day? Do you have an expectation that God will work supernaturally in your life or do you practice Christianity without expecting to see God actually take an active role in your life? As a child I saw many miracles in my grandfather’s revivals so I have always known and had the faith that God still works in the church today. Perhaps one reason we do not see as much of the miraculous in our churches anymore is that we do not expect to see it. Let’s pray for God to strengthen our faith, to help our unbelief, and to give us the expectation to see His mighty hand at work within us today. More than ever before our families, our churches and the world need it.

Mark 9:23 And Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who believes.”

Matthew 17:20 He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”

James 5:14-15 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

06/28/2019

In my salad last night I had a tomato from my garden for the first time this summer. It was very good. Now I almost threw that tomato away because it had a couple of bad spots on it, but at the last second I said let’s give it a try. I cut the bad spots off and the rest of the tomato was delicious.

Sometimes we are tempted to cast someone aside because they have had a couple of bad spots in their life. All we can see is their mistakes or failures. When we repent God forgives us and cuts out those bad spots leaving behind a believer ready to be used. Don’t focus on someone’s past failure, but try to see them as God sees them; forgiven. If you look closely you will see you have had a few bad spots removed yourself.

1 John 1:9-10 9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.

Ephesians 4:32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

Matthew 6:14-15 For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

06/27/2019

Once when I was a small boy my mother bought a box of cereal that had a prize in it. I was all about the hidden prize, that’s why Cracker Jacks was one of my favorite snacks. Now it didn’t take long to eat a box of Cracker Jacks and get the prize, but this big box of cereal was a different story. Being an impatient little boy I rammed my dirty hand and arm down into the box through the cereal until I found the prize. Never mind that I contaminated the cereal, but at least I got the prize. I must confess when my mother found out she was not happy.

There are wonderful things in life God has for us that come with patience and waiting on the Lord. If we try to push through and make it happen it never works out well. We may even get what we thought was the prize, but how many people do we hurt or how many opportunities for maturity do we ignore? How we do something is often more important than the perceived end goal. Do it God’s way and in His timing. It will be best for you, for those around you and for God’s intended outcome.

Psalm 37:7 7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him…

Psalm 25:4-5 Show me your ways, LORD, teach me your paths. 5Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.

Isaiah 40:31-1 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

06/26/2019

I have always held to the belief that a true Christian cannot sin and think about how much they love Jesus at the same time. To intentionally sin you have to relegate Jesus to the back corner of your mind. That’s why God’s Word tells us to seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness and also to love the Lord our God with all our heart, mind, soul and strength.

In counseling I have had people many times ask me how they could have sinned the way they did. While there may be many mitigating circumstances it still boils down to at that moment they wanted to please themselves more than they wanted to please God. They pushed Jesus way back into the recesses of the mind and their desires to the forefront. Where is Jesus in your life today? Is he in the pilot seat or is He way back in the back seat out of sight and out of mind. Your decisions and actions will depend on which.

Matthew 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

Proverbs 16:3 Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.

1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

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